Instantly get the character, word, sentence, and paragraph count on your paper, report or document. This tool will also give you an estimated reading time as well.

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Often assignments will have word or page requirements. This can be a good tool to use to achieve a general idea of where your're at when it comes to those requirements.

In general, a page with a 12 point font, 1 inch margins, and single spaced will be about 500 words. Double-space will come to around 250.

Ph.D. dissertations are often limited to 100,000 words.

Novels differ greatly in the average number of pages and words. A typical fiction novel can run anywhere from 40,000 words to 200,000.

A general idea for screenplays is to have around 90 to 120 pages. Or, as some quote, a page for every minute of the movie.